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4 pix transmitted-lumsiten dikes rising to keep ahead of flood

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4 pix transmitted-lumsiten dikes rising to keep ahead of flood

Date4/22/1974

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Loek, Dick (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: 4 pix transmitted-lumsiten dikes rising to keep ahead of flood. 1. Hazel Cooper didi not evacuate her house but moved of her belongings to the second story of her house. There was no space for the bikes inside so she put them on the root.

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0007309F

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4. A line of volunteers are placing sandbags on of the weaker parts of the dikes

4. A line of volunteers are placing sandbags on of the weaker parts of the dikes

4/22/1974

Floodwater rises steadily higher in Carman, one of the small Manitoba communities unprotected by dikes

Floodwater rises steadily higher in Carman, one of the small Manitoba communities unprotected by dikes

4/25/1979

One of the 50 bulldozers at work to mile clay on top of the dikes, which were a few inches to a foot above the water

One of the 50 bulldozers at work to mile clay on top of the dikes, which were a few inches to a foot above the water

4/22/1974

12 Corning, These houses were smashed to pieces after they were wrenched from basements and carried away by flood waters. They're resting on top of a dike

12 Corning, These houses were smashed to pieces after they were wrenched from basements and carried away by flood waters. They're resting on top of a dike

6/25/1972

To keep ahead of the flood-swollen Qu'Appelle River while it threatens Lumsden, Sask

To keep ahead of the flood-swollen Qu'Appelle River while it threatens Lumsden, Sask

4/23/1974

U.S. Flood, Pix show a house in a deep Raven, which fell as is when bank collapsed - owned by Mr. Rumsey who is in one pix, with house in back ground

U.S. Flood, Pix show a house in a deep Raven, which fell as is when bank collapsed - owned by Mr. Rumsey who is in one pix, with house in back ground

6/25/1972

Soldiers from Princess Patricia's Canadian light infantry patrol the dike protecting Emerson looking for leaks or other weaknesses

Soldiers from Princess Patricia's Canadian light infantry patrol the dike protecting Emerson looking for leaks or other weaknesses

4/29/1979

Man standing next to a notice of development for flood plain lands, Humber Valley Conservation Authority

Man standing next to a notice of development for flood plain lands, Humber Valley Conservation Authority

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Stranded victims of the flood in New Brunswick, Although flood waters are receding in Frederiction, the area downstream between Maugerville and Sheffi(...)

Stranded victims of the flood in New Brunswick, Although flood waters are receding in Frederiction, the area downstream between Maugerville and Sheffi(...)

5/2/1973

The milk must go through, Flood or no flood this conciencious milkman in St

The milk must go through, Flood or no flood this conciencious milkman in St

3/17/1973

Island in flood: Aerial view shows flood-ravaged farm on the outskirts of Chatham

Island in flood: Aerial view shows flood-ravaged farm on the outskirts of Chatham

2/26/1985

Memories of horror: Frank Cornelius and Reg Whibley relive the hazardous night they fought in fast rising waters of the Humber River to rescue neighbors

Memories of horror: Frank Cornelius and Reg Whibley relive the hazardous night they fought in fast rising waters of the Humber River to rescue neighbors

10/8/1979